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when we went through, an ifd like this has never been formed in the state of california. this is a relatively new process. when we consulted with the city attorney and outside counsel, it was deemed best to establish a district, and this is really just a form of notice to the tax paying entities, and we were told the best route would be to put a notice forward with all of the potential project herriot's -- project areas. these are subject to future project approvals. they have to come forward with their own financing plan to establish project areas. we are bringing this forward specifically because you have seen here 30 am here 32 -- we have seen pier 30 and 32. this is just a notice. we have heard there are some concerns, because the project we are willing to accommodate and amend the resolution and attention to reform, because it was not our intention to bundle about anyway. good it was put in the notice. >> just a clarification. i want to be clear. good when you talk about the deal, is that truly the order, meaning we would have to exhaust all of the resources in one c
when we went through, an ifd like this has never been formed in the state of california. this is a relatively new process. when we consulted with the city attorney and outside counsel, it was deemed best to establish a district, and this is really just a form of notice to the tax paying entities, and we were told the best route would be to put a notice forward with all of the potential project herriot's -- project areas. these are subject to future project approvals. they have to come forward...
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agency -- robert mentioned the california public utilities commission. they do an environmental review on the various alternatives to analyze in environmental impacts of each. as he showed you, two of the routes are upland routes and would involve installing a transmission line under city streets, so there would be quite a bit of construction activity among those routes. probably your construction impacts associated with the submarine alternative. robert also mentioned the transbay cable project. we have done a transmission line along a submerged route. port commission approved a project like that in 2007 that later the board of supervisors considered. and if the commission so direct support staff, we do not have a resolution in front of you today -- this is just an information night. but if directed, we would enter into negotiations with pg&e over potential terms of agreements. and then participate in the cpuc and other regulatory process is to make sure the port and the city are well-represented. that concludes our presentation. thank you. we are avail
agency -- robert mentioned the california public utilities commission. they do an environmental review on the various alternatives to analyze in environmental impacts of each. as he showed you, two of the routes are upland routes and would involve installing a transmission line under city streets, so there would be quite a bit of construction activity among those routes. probably your construction impacts associated with the submarine alternative. robert also mentioned the transbay cable...
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it's a term in california school of finance. and that is now over 22%. so for every dollar of baseline revenues we should be receiving, we are receiving 78 cents of funding. and that is being scored and tabulated each year by the state. and it is hopefully going to be restored over time. but in the past six years we have been making do with the resources you see on this chart. >> just to clarify, that's the projected statutory cola, the difference between that and the orange line? >> that's correct. >> and that's what is calculated with the state and hopefully there is repayment of that gap. >> correct, supervisor. just a couple of other points that are pertinent to the item before you. in the spring of 2009, was when the board of education passed its a-g graduation requirements. you see in this context that was right before this precipitous decrease in the state's funding for schools. the board of ed passed the graduation requirements in may of 2009. the budget from the state for fy-09/10 had not yet been passed. and that occurred several months later.
it's a term in california school of finance. and that is now over 22%. so for every dollar of baseline revenues we should be receiving, we are receiving 78 cents of funding. and that is being scored and tabulated each year by the state. and it is hopefully going to be restored over time. but in the past six years we have been making do with the resources you see on this chart. >> just to clarify, that's the projected statutory cola, the difference between that and the orange line?...
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we will have one of the largest senior populations of any major city in california in the next 10 years. we want to be ahead of this topic. i am happy to be working with all of these groups to try to bring as much focus as we can and as many resolutions around, and improvements around the issues that concern seniors. such as pedestrian safety, have the ability, or any of the rest of those issues. we are here to listen and hopefully move towards some next steps today. i want to especially thank the senior action network and caring for helping to put together this report. supervisor mar: thank you, supervisor olague. i have a number of speakers and cards from people in the community. i will be calling six different representatives. first, maria, from the department of aging and adult services. >> good afternoon. committee chairman, supervisors, my name is maria and in a program analyst with the department of aging and adult services. i am here to give a brief introduction to today's hearing. supervisors, thank you very much for setting up today's follow-up hearing from the one from 2011.
we will have one of the largest senior populations of any major city in california in the next 10 years. we want to be ahead of this topic. i am happy to be working with all of these groups to try to bring as much focus as we can and as many resolutions around, and improvements around the issues that concern seniors. such as pedestrian safety, have the ability, or any of the rest of those issues. we are here to listen and hopefully move towards some next steps today. i want to especially thank...
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california should pursue any missed policy for those harmed by it. secondly, high rent burdens result in negative outcomes for people. some of may skip meals to avoid rent. they have a yearly income that is only 14% of the san francisco area median income. more affordable housing is essential and new affordable housing for seniors and people with disabilities should include individual or shared cooking facilities. since we have received no government funding for food programs, we do sit -- feel the increased demand for those things when other organizations have cutbacks. increasing food and transportation costs. in 2009, 2010, 134,000 meals over contract were provided. supervisor mar: thank you so much. i called a number of speakers. please keep coming forward. i will call a few more names. [read] names >> hello, in a disabled veteran and i would like to thank the collaborative is that aid the disabled and under-income people. i lived in and sro. i call it home. i will probably live the rest of my life there. i do not know how long that is. i would l
california should pursue any missed policy for those harmed by it. secondly, high rent burdens result in negative outcomes for people. some of may skip meals to avoid rent. they have a yearly income that is only 14% of the san francisco area median income. more affordable housing is essential and new affordable housing for seniors and people with disabilities should include individual or shared cooking facilities. since we have received no government funding for food programs, we do sit -- feel...
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research done and the california academy's i rhinology lab suggests that the assassin spiders have been doing this for over 150 million years. this glassed in room is a real scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and beer week. >> i wanted to learn something and have fun. >> i always enjoy it. i am not all is well -- always working as i am tonight. sometimes i come to enjoy the music and to dance. ♪ >> culturewire covers the arts in san francisco, and one of my favorite culture artists is here tonight. jason, thank you for being on culturewire. tell us about some of your posters that we have here today. >> most of the posters here are four specific shows or tours. i am hired by the bands or the venue. >> what is the inspiration behind these posters? >> no, disease of the related to the bay and, of course. music -- i
research done and the california academy's i rhinology lab suggests that the assassin spiders have been doing this for over 150 million years. this glassed in room is a real scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and...
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will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that will bear -- to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as i hold the office of -- for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations and thank you. [applause]
will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that will bear -- to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as i hold the office of -- for the city and county of san...
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there are a few things to understand, that our graduation policy is aligned with the university of california requirements. and they require that students pass all courses with "c" or better. our requirements are that they pass with "d" or better. along with a-g, we are required for graduation requirements such as p.e. and our own requirements of college and career and health courses. when you look at students in high school you don't progress with age but by credits. no matter your age, you have to obtain credits. you don't become a 10th grader until you have 55 credits. and you don't graduate until you obtain 230. you can have credits but if they are not in a class with graduation requirements. you still won't graduate. if if you are missing what we call benchmark classes. core classes that are required for graduation. such as four years of english and two of math and sciences, etc., you will not graduate. so that context is important in terms of looking at our students and where they are towards graduation. our first group of students are students on track. they are a current group of juni
there are a few things to understand, that our graduation policy is aligned with the university of california requirements. and they require that students pass all courses with "c" or better. our requirements are that they pass with "d" or better. along with a-g, we are required for graduation requirements such as p.e. and our own requirements of college and career and health courses. when you look at students in high school you don't progress with age but by credits. no...
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i also went to one of their facilities near mohave, california. they do act as a good neighbor there and elsewhere, so obviously, approving this project could only help the citizens of san francisco. so i think having them here is better than encouraging the company to send more workers back to michigan. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker? given no other speakers, we will close public comment. do we have a motion to send this item forward? we have a motion by supervisor kim to send the item forward with recommendations. we can do that without objection. thank you. item seven please. >> should i read seven and eight together? supervisor chu: yes, please. >> items 7, ordinance adopted environmental findings with respect to the north beach branch library and approving the expenditure of bond proceeds of lease revenue bonds previously authorized and issued to finance projects. item eight, ordinance amending $6,259,742 consisting of $5,770,742 in library preservation fund and appropriate balance and $481,000 in interest earnings from th
i also went to one of their facilities near mohave, california. they do act as a good neighbor there and elsewhere, so obviously, approving this project could only help the citizens of san francisco. so i think having them here is better than encouraging the company to send more workers back to michigan. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker? given no other speakers, we will close public comment. do we have a motion to send this item forward? we have a motion by supervisor kim to...
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we have the complete administrative register, the code of regulations for the city california, from 1945 to the present. they are only available online from 2004 forward. we are the only place that has those. another thing that is highly used by everyone is building codes. we have the complete history of the building codes. those are not even presently available online. we provide -- we have relationships with other agencies in order to obtain materials that individuals, law firms cannot get themselves because of those connections. things like findings from state wage and hour decisions. things like that. we have materials that all sizes of law firms -- focusing on me in and large -- do not maintain because they have cut back knowing that the law library will have them. it is a variety of everything from electronic database materials that other people do not have, to print material that are not available elsewhere. supervisor kim: i appreciate that answer and i think it is important for solo practitioners to have access to west law and lexus nexus. >> as you are aware, as an attorney, th
we have the complete administrative register, the code of regulations for the city california, from 1945 to the present. they are only available online from 2004 forward. we are the only place that has those. another thing that is highly used by everyone is building codes. we have the complete history of the building codes. those are not even presently available online. we provide -- we have relationships with other agencies in order to obtain materials that individuals, law firms cannot get...
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it is one of the best, if not the best harbors in southern california that is the good news. the tough news is we have some real financial challenges ahead of us. we are still learning day-to- day. we have had more interest in the last few weeks then we have ever had. but we have operational books calling for the fiscal year 2012-2013 budget would propose further reductions and expenses. the harbor anticipates a deficit of $90,000 this coming year. that isnn ++ are one fte short of where we were prior to the takeover. they are making improvements to south beach pier 40. this money is not budgeted at this point. there is capital improvement funding taking place. the harbor is about 25 years old. it has about a 50-year life span which means it will increase long-term capital needs. at the last meeting, commissioners talked about the light speed transmission to engage with the community to discuss a number of issues regarding budgeting, parking issues, capital planning. we have had a series of meetings with advocates for south beach harbor. we have met with representatives of th
it is one of the best, if not the best harbors in southern california that is the good news. the tough news is we have some real financial challenges ahead of us. we are still learning day-to- day. we have had more interest in the last few weeks then we have ever had. but we have operational books calling for the fiscal year 2012-2013 budget would propose further reductions and expenses. the harbor anticipates a deficit of $90,000 this coming year. that isnn ++ are one fte short of where we...
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the california transportation commission sent a letter to the sf mta and other transit agencies saying "this program has not been supported because the project appears unrelated to the high-speed rail project or a comprehensive statewide rail plan. it later says that clearly the current program of projects remains unacceptable to the administration and will not be funded. this was very clear. the governor vetoed the initial $27 million previously. this letter indicates that there will be no approval of prop. 108 funds for the entire year. contrary to the language of the resolution, this is not assurance funding. it is funding that is being requested. we need very clear language that this is an attempt to be funded through revenue bonds with debt. as you know, the subway proposed does not go to the trans bay terminal. in fact, it believes the current loop to the terminal and market street corridor. the subway reports to the fta and their own final eir states that 76,000 bus hours will be reduced on the corridor. >> jerry coffin, barbara schell. >> mr. chairman, members of the commission
the california transportation commission sent a letter to the sf mta and other transit agencies saying "this program has not been supported because the project appears unrelated to the high-speed rail project or a comprehensive statewide rail plan. it later says that clearly the current program of projects remains unacceptable to the administration and will not be funded. this was very clear. the governor vetoed the initial $27 million previously. this letter indicates that there will be...
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district, board of education, san francisco park alliance, san francisco travel, san francisco beautiful, california academy of sciences, merchants association, many community and neighborhood leaders. i am going to turn the microphone over to the recreation and park department. he is my city counterparts, the garden's director. he provides oversight and leadership for what we refer to as our blended a horticultural team. the city gardeners' and the botanical garden society nursery staff and volunteers. this is the group whose work will benefit most directly from our news did of the art nursery. brent also was a member of the project team for the nursery. in addition, other members of our project team are here today as well. i want to introduce them. scott lewis of oppenheimer louis, elisabeth of oppenheim louis, and ron, our landscape architect. we are pleased to answer any questions that you may have about the project. thank you so much. >> i just want to ask one question. in some of the botanical garden society information, it gave some numbers of how much money has to be raised. there was a cert
district, board of education, san francisco park alliance, san francisco travel, san francisco beautiful, california academy of sciences, merchants association, many community and neighborhood leaders. i am going to turn the microphone over to the recreation and park department. he is my city counterparts, the garden's director. he provides oversight and leadership for what we refer to as our blended a horticultural team. the city gardeners' and the botanical garden society nursery staff and...
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code. >> and galati will crpt on this item. >> directors this is required by the california government code as well as the investment policy be reviewed annually even if we are not proposing any changes. we are not proposing any changes at this time. objectivities of our investment policy remain the same, safety, liquidity and return on investment has a much lower priority. we currently keep most of our cash in a u.s. bank checking akoupt. we obviously do not keep a high cash balance it goes in from the funders and goes out to the contractors. and we do have a trustee account with deucshbank. most of which will be in trescy notes that will come to end of the year. and we will look at investment options at that time. but looking at the economic out look and what we think that interest rates may do in the future as well as cash flow needs we probably will choose investments with short maturities so we can month forward. i am happy to answer any questions. >> any questions? >> seeing none, thank you. >> is there any public comment on this item? >> none that i am aware of. >> okay. >> do y
code. >> and galati will crpt on this item. >> directors this is required by the california government code as well as the investment policy be reviewed annually even if we are not proposing any changes. we are not proposing any changes at this time. objectivities of our investment policy remain the same, safety, liquidity and return on investment has a much lower priority. we currently keep most of our cash in a u.s. bank checking akoupt. we obviously do not keep a high cash...
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have a lot to be proud of, and we are the highest performing urban school district in the state of california and one of the top ones in the country, the fact is that our african-american kids are -- our latino kids, our english language learner kids, they're still not performing at the level that they need to. so we want to understand today how our kids are doing in terms of meeting the a-g graduation requirements. we know that the class of 2014 will be the first graduating class under these requirements. so i think it's important for us today in 2012 to understand the progress that we have made. it's also important for us to understand the challenges and some of the difficulties that the district has faced in dealing with this very important issue. and we also want to take this opportunity to discuss strategies and solutions to address those challenges. i know that in district nine, my district, there are many families that are deeply concerned about this issue. and within district nine, you have about six of the 10 lowest performing schools in the district that are in san francisco unified
have a lot to be proud of, and we are the highest performing urban school district in the state of california and one of the top ones in the country, the fact is that our african-american kids are -- our latino kids, our english language learner kids, they're still not performing at the level that they need to. so we want to understand today how our kids are doing in terms of meeting the a-g graduation requirements. we know that the class of 2014 will be the first graduating class under these...
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if you go to a september-november cycle, who in california votes in september the you want voters to go to the polls three times this year and have the city pay for three elections, june, september, and november? you just voted to eliminate one election every four years, so now you're going to add back four? it makes no sense. so mend it, don't end it. thank you very much. >> good evening, supervisors. thank you for sticking with this. my name is david carr ree, and i'm speaking in favor of keeping ranked-choice voting and against repeating it. there are many reasons to keep ranked-choice voting that people have talked about here today and it's very heartening to see the number of people who have shown up today to speak of that in favor of keeping ranked-choice voting and improving it. one of the problems is -- to the extent that there are problems with ranked-choice voting, very often it is one or two things. either some other factor that's a part of the campaign election process that is not ranked-choice voting itself, and to the extent that those are problems with things that coul
if you go to a september-november cycle, who in california votes in september the you want voters to go to the polls three times this year and have the city pay for three elections, june, september, and november? you just voted to eliminate one election every four years, so now you're going to add back four? it makes no sense. so mend it, don't end it. thank you very much. >> good evening, supervisors. thank you for sticking with this. my name is david carr ree, and i'm speaking in favor...
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design and construction of the new fire station to be located at 935 folsom street, san francisco, california. supervisor chu: thank you very much. for this item, we have 10 and chief." -- ken and the chief. >> good afternoon. you have a small amendment approving additional land disagreements and acquisitions. as you remember, this document established a transfer agreement in which the city agreed to transfer the fire station number one property on howard street to the museum in return for the agreement to build a new fire station and transfer that facility to the city. the documents included the exact specifications of the facility, which sf moma would be obliged to grant to the city. there was all for all -- also a waiver, as it would be determined by a private entity and turned over to the city. over the last year, discussions have brought a few components of the facility as identified and left out of the agreement. after discussion, it was agreed that the museum would pick up additional items and others would need to be paid for by the city. it was also agreed that it would be far more ef
design and construction of the new fire station to be located at 935 folsom street, san francisco, california. supervisor chu: thank you very much. for this item, we have 10 and chief." -- ken and the chief. >> good afternoon. you have a small amendment approving additional land disagreements and acquisitions. as you remember, this document established a transfer agreement in which the city agreed to transfer the fire station number one property on howard street to the museum in...
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pleased that the project sponsors and that the owner to the smile for life foundation recognized by the california legislature assembly. i ask that you approve this project with no further modifications or delays. thank you for your consideration thank you board member representative, land use committee. sheryl schultz. thank you. >> hi, good evening. i'm here to speak on behalf of joseph franks who is a 15-year-old foster youth who was awarded a smile for lifetime scholarship. i can attest to what kayla had said previously which is that the beneficial nature of the scholarship is something that he wouldn't have received without any kind of scholarship given to him. the ort donic care is pretty crucial. and also given his logistical situation, i think it's difficult for him to find any kind of general dentistry care near an ort donic care. so having a one stop shop so to speak will be extremely beneficial for him as he relies on metro and the generosity of his foster mom to get him where he needs to go. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, president and commissioners. my name is edward romo
pleased that the project sponsors and that the owner to the smile for life foundation recognized by the california legislature assembly. i ask that you approve this project with no further modifications or delays. thank you for your consideration thank you board member representative, land use committee. sheryl schultz. thank you. >> hi, good evening. i'm here to speak on behalf of joseph franks who is a 15-year-old foster youth who was awarded a smile for lifetime scholarship. i can...
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i am justin big low and from the community economic clinic at california hastings college of the law, and here representing citizens for a sustainable treasure island. to keep my comments very brief we prepared analysis of the proposed amendments and i would like to submit those, one for the record and one for each planning commissioner at this time. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is sue vaughn and here with the sierra club here in san francisco. i am on the executive board and i want to point out that no one -- the sierra club deals with this kind of issue all the time. this is our bailiwick want we hire lawyers to address these issues. no one came to us and asked us about the proposed changes to ceqa, and it was entirely by accident that we found out about this matter a few weeks ago and we have been rushing to deal with it since then. i got a bunch of documents about 11:15 p.m. last night that explain this so we're trying to get our head around it, and it's just not enough public notification so i am going to read the -- what
i am justin big low and from the community economic clinic at california hastings college of the law, and here representing citizens for a sustainable treasure island. to keep my comments very brief we prepared analysis of the proposed amendments and i would like to submit those, one for the record and one for each planning commissioner at this time. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is sue vaughn and here with the sierra club...